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Caelan POV

"YOU HAD NO RIGHT!" Lucius growls out in Christophe's face.

I growl out, having heard enough of this, I storm over as my father pulls Lucius off from Christophe, the room is tense and the only sound I hear is my mate's silent sobs from the seat she still sits in, outside of the room.

I snarl into Lucius's face as he frowns at me. "You fucking piece of shit! Get out, you are no longer welcome here." I say deadly as I stare into his blue orbs as they stare back at me in confusion.

Lucius growls out. "You do not understand, boy! You think I wanted her to find out like this?"

I laugh at 'boy' and shake my head as I lean into his face, my wolf Rion threatening to come out and slice his throat clean open and watch him bleed out. "I think you have outstayed your welcome, leave before I make you." I tell him with authority in my tone as he looks past me.

Acela walks into the room and comes to my stand, standing beside me with a tear-soaked face. "You weren't going to tell me were you?" My mate asks Lucius sadly, it breaks my heart how sad she is.

Her whole family is nothing but a bunch of liars and deceivers, they don't deserve her. I knew the moment I saw him at the hotel as Acela was coming from the hotel, I could tell he was hiding something from the way he was looking at her, guilt was all I could see on his face.

Lucius sighs and runs his fingers through his hair. "Acela- shit, your mothe-"

I can sense Acela's sudden rush of emotion, she moved fast and I almost missed it as her fist collides with Lucius's face and the smell of Lycan blood filled the air. She punches him in the nose, causing it to bleed and make a slight noise upon impact.

"Fuck you! I am done with you both, leave and never come back here!" Acela yells, glaring at Lucius as he holds his bloody and broken nose.

The amount of pride I feel right now for my mate is hunormous, I am so fucking proud of her, she doesn't deserve to be lied to like this, she did what anyone would've done in her situation.

I feel guilty for lying to Acela, it will haunt me forever, I thought I was doing the right thing, just like Lucius and Brianna, but the longer the lie goes on, the more hurt you are going to cause, if I know Acela well, I know she will not forgive them for a very long time for this.

Lucius looks broken as he stares at Acela. Acela turns and leaves, not sparing anyone else but me a glance before she turns and leaves around the corner, I look to Lucius and see the shock in his face as everyone in the room is silent at what just happened.

I snarl at Lucius as I grab his shirt, making him glare at me. "If you ever come back here, I will personally go out of my way to kill you, never contact her again, you are done knowing your 'daughter' Lucius." I spit out in hatred as my eyes flash red, my wolf close to coming out at how angry we both are.

I shove him away from me, causing him to collide with the wall, the action made a dent in the wall, turning to find my mate, I see my father nod his head, telling me I did the right thing, I can't let him anywhere near her again, I just got my girl happy and now this shit, she deserves some peace in her life, her piece of shit mother will get nothing from my girl, she deserves to live with her guilt from what I read on that piece of paper.

I make my way to my bedroom, following the scent of my mate I make it there as fast as I can without breaking a sweat.

Opening the door to my room I see my mate leaning over the edge of the balcony, overlooking The Vale. I shut the door and walk over to my mate, I wrap my arms around her waist and take in her scent, calming me and my wolf from the rage I feel inside.

"Tell me what you're thinking." I mutter out as I leave soft kisses on the mark, my arms wrapped securely around her.

Acela turns in my arms and smiles sadly up at me and my heart skips a beat at how beautiful and strong she is, every day she surprises me with everything she does, I did not think she would punch Lucius, but I'm so fucking glad she did.

"Just.. you never know, you know? Olivia, Mason, Ron, Lucius, and now my own mother, all hid in plain sight and I had no idea of the lengths they all went to just to lie, I just.. I'm so tired of excuses, everyone has an endgame but what is mine? Will this ever stop?" She whispers sadly.

I frown at the thought and snort. "People will always disappoint you Acela, I've lived long enough to know everyone's got an agenda," I tell her honestly and she frowns and looks up at me in the eyes.

"What's your agenda with me?" She asks me and I look at her confused.

My agenda? Does she still doubt me? I think I made myself very clear all I wanted was her, her saying this is obvious she is doubting herself and everything around her, because of this shit with Lucius and her mother.

I'm not letting them get off easy, no fucking way.

Not when it concerns my mate and she doubts our bond because of them.

I smile at my girl and kiss her on the lips gently, causing her to look up at me confused. "I want you to be happy, I will do anything to achieve it, call me selfish but I long to see you smile Acela, you're so beautiful inside and out, I don't have an agenda when it comes to you, I trust you completely, I don't need to control or use you for my own gain, I love who you are and I wouldn't change a single thing about you, I'm not saying this because of the bond, I love you, Acela Shaw."

My mate begins to tear up again and it makes me and my wolf whimper. "I know it's hard now baby, but things will get better, if they don't I will just keep you in my bed all day." I say jokingly and she snorts with a laugh as she wipes her eyes with a smile and I smile down at her.

Finally a smile.

She looks up at me with her big blue eyes, her eyelashes wet. "You are such a horny man." She says shyly and I laugh huskily.

Fuck, she is so perfect, and she's all mine.

I groan out and put my head on her neck, near the mark as I inhale her scent. "Oh baby you have no idea... let me show you how horny you make me." I whisper out in her ear, causing her to shiver.

I smell the sudden lust coming from between her legs and it's intoxicating, her scent is so strong it makes me lose my mind.

Picking up my mate, growling I feel my cock come alive at the feel of her hands on my back as she wraps her legs around me, holding onto me as I lead her to the bedroom.

Placing her on the bed, I lean back and rip the shirt from my chest, I'm breathing heavily looking down at my gorgeous mate. Her hair is sprawled out on the bed and her cheeks are pink and rosy, her eyes are filled with need and her scent is driving me wild.

My cock is rock hard and is twitching against my jeans and it takes everything in me to not squeeze it to stop myself from cumming from the mere sight of my mate beneath me.

I pounce on my mate and take her mouth with mine aggressively with need as I enter her mouth with my tongue, she tastes so good it causes me to groan out from the feel of her wet tongue against mine.

She places her hands on my back and her nails dig into me slightly and my cock throbs at the feel, I grind myself into her and she moans out at how big I am for her right now, I'm completely at her mercy, my wolf and I are one when she leans up and whispers 'i love you' in my ear, causing shivers to go throughout my entire body.